Four-toed Hedgehog vs Stinking Earthfan

Atelerix albiventris compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Hedgehog	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Atelerix	Thelephora
Species	Atelerix albiventris	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Hedgehog	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.